GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Efulansi's family
access_time 8 years ago
Efulansi enrolled.
"I did have goats that multiplied and sales from them, i used to purchase household items like a mattress."
Mayi's family
access_time 8 years ago
Mayi enrolled.
"I am planning to spend the transfer on buying some animals to rear here at home like goats. I also want to buy a blanket and mattress because I am sleeping in poor conditions. "
Helida's family
access_time 8 years ago
Helida received a $475 third payment.
"From my third transfer, i bought a cow at 18,000 KES, bought 1 sack of sorghum at 2,000 KES, bought a rubber shoes at 400 KES, bought a mattress at 1,500 KES, bought sofa set at 15,000 KES, gave my son 10,000 KES to my son to pay his wife dowry, and the remaining 1,100 KES I spent on food."
Jackline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jackline received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to pay to pay school fees for my two children in secondary. I paid 30000 KES,I bought fifteen iron sheets that i used to construct a new house. I spent 9450 KES,a mattress worth 4000 KES. I spent the remaining to buy food."
Mary's family
access_time 8 years ago
Mary received a $475 third payment.
"From my third transfer, I bought cement at 9,020 KEs, spent 5,000 KES to pay laborers building my house, spent 5,000 KES to pay school fees, bought 2 sacks of maize at 6,000 KES, bought a mattress at 5,000 KES, bought a table at 3,000 KES, gave my father 3,000 KEs for his medical bills, bought clothes and other household expenditures at 5,000 KES, spent 4,000 KES to pay back debt I owed, spent 2,000 KES for my medical bills and the remaining 48 KES I spent to buy food for my family."
Magret's family
access_time 8 years ago
Magret received a $117 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a solar panel because I have always been getting hardships in getting money for paraffin.i also bought beddings for my kids,mattresses because of the way we were sleeping. "
Marriam's family
access_time 8 years ago
Marriam received a $117 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying food since my family didn't have what to eat,bought a mattress,beddings and clothes because we were really in need of them."
Jofrey's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jofrey enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have ever faced upto now is having no household items like mattresses and utensils."
Charles's family
access_time 8 years ago
Charles received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying chairs worth 7500 KES, a mattress worth 2500 KES, a blanket worth 1000 KES, maize worth 4200 KES, a cow worth 17000 KES, clothes worth 4000 KES, payed debts worth 5000 KES, payed school fees worth 5000 KES, transport worth 400 KES and the remaining I spent on buying food "
Lillian's family
access_time 8 years ago
Lillian received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on buying suitcase 2,200 KES, mattress 2,000 KES, timber 2,400 KES, a bed 1,000 KES and spent the remaining 2,300 KES on other house expenses."
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